>>>>> "Moshe" == Moshe Kamensky <samvimes at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>>>>> "Marc" == Marc Lehmann <schmorp at schmorp.de> wrote:
Moshe> I added basic bidi support, using the perl interface and the
Moshe> perl FriBidi module:
Marc> Wow, what a wonderful hack! And so small!
Indeed! Way cool.
Marc> I think (from my limited knowledge) that the only "correct" way
Marc> to implement this is to store text in transmission order and
Marc> only apply bidi when displaying it, which is not trivial.
That is correct.
Marc> I do plan to implement this by relying on pango at one point,
Marc> though, merely storing a flag per line wether it is "complex"
Marc> (== needs a complex layouter like pango) or "simple" (== can
Marc> use urxvts algorithms).
The FriBidi perl module links against libfribi (cf: http://fribidi.org);
you can call it directly from the C++ as well. (It is C++ friendly.)
Pango uses it for the bidi stuff, too, so it is a good stepping stone
to full shaping capability.
Although, I do wonder how much shaping a terminal requires? Is there
a way to help out simpler apps while not getting in the way of apps
which already know how to do shaping?
Marc> That way, I could move the complexity into pango (which is
Marc> likely better maintained than I could do it) while maintaining
Marc> normal speed.
Good call.
And kudos again to Moshe. Cool script!
-JimC
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James Cloos <cloos at jhcloos.com>